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Celiacs, Gluten-Free and Trader Joe’s

1 May 2011

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I’ve seen a lot of discussions lately about gluten free labeling and when is the FDA going to establish a true definition of gluten-free.  According to the article “3 years after deadline, FDA still hasn’t defined ‘gluten-free’” in the Washington Post, the FDA was supposed to have developed a definition for labeling by 2008.  That […]

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What if I don’t live near a Trader Joe’s?

24 April 2011

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We know there are a lot of people out there who aren’t lucky enough to live near a Trader Joe’s.  Keep in mind that a lot of our recipes use ingredients that you can get at your local market and/or health food market.  So just because you don’t have a TJ’s doesn’t mean that you […]

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How I Came to Shop Only at Trader Joe’s

19 March 2011

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At some point  back in the late 90’s I woke up an discovered that my life was way out of balance.  I was working too much (7 days a week was not uncommon) and I was way overweight.  Who knew that eating mini hot dogs wrapped in bacon and dipped in Ranch dressing was bad! […]

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Becoming Gluten-Free

19 March 2011

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This may be a bit long, but if you’ve been on this same journey, I want you to know that I understand what you’re going through or what you’ve been through. So Here’s my story: We were on vacation in Roatan and the lady sitting at the table next to us was trying to order […]

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Our site is on the horizon!

11 March 2011

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Our new website is coming soon – well sort of here!  Stay tuned for all kinds of information about living gluten free and shopping at Trader Joe’s, it’s the only place I shop. We’re doing a soft launch of the site, getting content added and links set up.

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